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A1 Wittering Split Level Junction
A1 Wittering Split Level Junction
- Status
- On Hold
- Located in
- Area 7
- Scheme type
- Other
The Project
The A1 Trunk Road is a north-south regional route of strategic importance but studies carried out as part of the draft A1 Peterborough and Blyth Route Management Strategy (A1 RMS) highlighted that the access to and from a number of villages along the A1 was poor and relied on the use of gaps in the central reservation of the dual carriageway. The draft A1 RMS recommended that a scheme be developed for Wittering and the site was announced by the Government as a Priority Action Site in October 2002.
Access to Wittering from the A1 is currently provided by an at-grade junction which requires traffic to turn across the northbound carriageway of the A1. There is no right turn facility from Wittering onto A1 southwards, which requires traffic to divert northwards via Carpenter's Lodge junction south of Stamford. In June 2004 the Highways Agency announced its intention to close the A1 central reserve gap at Wittering and to provide a new grade-separated junction to cater for all turning movements. An initial proposal for the junction to be located at Towns End Road was exhibited at a public consultation but was subsequently rejected following extensive consultation with stakeholders. A revised proposal was developed, moving the new junction southwards and linking it to Burghley Avenue, and was exhibited at a second public consultation in 2005 where it met with broad support.
Current Project Status - Scheme Deferred
The Highways Agency's appraisals suggest that, when compared with other schemes, the Wittering grade-separated junction scheme represents relatively poor value for money. As a result, the Agency is unable to secure funding to take the scheme forward for the foreseeable future.
In view of the replacement in 2008 of the Carpenter's Lodge roundabout with a grade-separated junction, as part of a scheme to remove roundabouts on the A1 between Peterborough and Blyth, the Agency will monitor traffic conditions on the A1 in the Stamford and Wittering area. If this suggests that the case for improvements at Wittering has improved, a further appraisal of the costs and benefits of the scheme will be undertaken.
